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Forget the Difference and Opposition Between Self and the Universe
道家指破除自我与事物之间分别与对立的一种方式。“坐忘”一说出自《庄子·大宗师》，书中借由孔子与颜回的对话阐述“坐忘”之义。庄子认为，人世中的各种名分、规范，造成了自我与事物之间的分别与对立，构成了对人的限制。人应该忘记这些名分、规范，进而忘记自己形体的存在与智力的运用，打破彼我之间的界限，从而摆脱外物的限制与影响，这便是“坐忘”。
The term refers to a Daoist way of breaking away from the difference and opposition between one’s self and the universe. It comes from the book Zhuangzi, which elaborates its meaning in a dialogue between Confucius and Yan Hui. In Zhuangzi’s view, status and etiquette norms in the human world caused divisions and antagonisms and hence created constraints on people. One should forget status and norms and furthermore forget one’s own physical existence and intellect to cast off the differences between one’s self and the universe and thus be free from the constraints and influence of external factors.
引例 Citation：
◎曰：“回坐忘矣。”仲尼蹴然曰：“何谓坐忘？”颜回曰：“堕肢体，黜聪明，离形去智，同于大通，此谓坐忘。”（《庄子·大宗师》）
（颜回说：“我坐忘了。”孔子惊奇地说：“什么叫坐忘？”颜回说：“不着意于自己的肢体，放弃自己的视听，超脱形体，摒除心智，与万物融通一体，这就是‘坐忘’。”）
Yan Hui said, “I forget.” Startled, Confucius asked, “What do you mean by forgetting?” Yan Hui answered, “Pay no attention to my body and give up what I hear and see, leave the physical form, get rid of what occupies my mind, and become one with the universe. This is what I call forgetting the difference and opposition between myself and the universe.” (Zhuangzi)
